Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
About the Least Tern
The least tern (Sternula antillarum) is a species of tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America. It is closely related to, and was formerly often considered conspecific with, the little tern of the Old World. Other close relatives include the yellow-billed tern and Peruvian tern, both from South America.
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 148 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Brazil, Honduras, Ireland, Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Little TernSternula albifronsrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.